EP0842727A4 - Spot welding system - Google Patents

Spot welding system

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Publication number
EP0842727A4
EP0842727A4 EP97919705A EP97919705A EP0842727A4 EP 0842727 A4 EP0842727 A4 EP 0842727A4 EP 97919705 A EP97919705 A EP 97919705A EP 97919705 A EP97919705 A EP 97919705A EP 0842727 A4 EP0842727 A4 EP 0842727A4
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Prior art keywords
spot welding
welding system
spot
welding
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EP97919705A
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German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0842727B1 (en
EP0842727A1 (en
Inventor
Ryo Nihei
Takeshi Okada
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Fanuc Corp
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Fanuc Corp
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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K37/00—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups
    • B23K37/04—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups for holding or positioning work
    • B23K37/047—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups for holding or positioning work moving work to adjust its position between soldering, welding or cutting steps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K11/00—Resistance welding; Severing by resistance heating
    • B23K11/30—Features relating to electrodes
    • B23K11/31—Electrode holders and actuating devices therefor
    • B23K11/314—Spot welding guns, e.g. mounted on robots

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Robotics (AREA)
  • Resistance Welding (AREA)
  • Manipulator (AREA)
EP97919705A 1996-04-25 1997-04-25 Spot welding system using robots Expired - Lifetime EP0842727B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP8127689A JPH09285874A (en) 1996-04-25 1996-04-25 Spot welding system
JP127689/96 1996-04-25
JP12768996 1996-04-25
PCT/JP1997/001462 WO1997039853A1 (en) 1996-04-25 1997-04-25 Spot welding system

Publications (3)

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EP0842727A1 EP0842727A1 (en) 1998-05-20
EP0842727A4 true EP0842727A4 (en) 2002-04-17
EP0842727B1 EP0842727B1 (en) 2003-07-16

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EP97919705A Expired - Lifetime EP0842727B1 (en) 1996-04-25 1997-04-25 Spot welding system using robots

Country Status (5)

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US (1) US6059169A (en)
EP (1) EP0842727B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH09285874A (en)
DE (1) DE69723532T2 (en)
WO (1) WO1997039853A1 (en)

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Publication number Publication date
EP0842727B1 (en) 2003-07-16
JPH09285874A (en) 1997-11-04
DE69723532T2 (en) 2004-04-08
WO1997039853A1 (en) 1997-10-30
US6059169A (en) 2000-05-09
EP0842727A1 (en) 1998-05-20
DE69723532D1 (en) 2003-08-21

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